The decision was announced by the city’s police at
a meeting on August 15. The document was signed off by the court on August 1 as
proposed by the municipal Department of Public Security.

Deputy Director of the department Col. Nguyen
Van Vien said those inmates had shown good conduct and met other requirements.

The conditional release was considered in a
serious and transparent manner and strictly adhered to legal regulations, he
said, adding that it reflects the Vietnamese Party and State’s amnesty policy
and the country’s humanitarian tradition.

Conditional release of prisoners ahead of
schedule is stipulated in the revised 2015 Penal Code, which took effect this year.

This is a new judicial measure in the
enforcement of prison sentences as the eligible prisoners will no longer have
to complete their penalties at detention centres but be managed and re-educated
by local administration and police.–VNA